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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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SEA AND VINES FESTIVAL

Mr BIGNELL (Mawson) (16:11): I rise briefly to add the government's condolences to Greg Kelton and his family. I also take up another point. I recognise the wonderful contribution that the member for Schubert makes to the wine industry and, like me, he shares a passion for the industry. We are out there to promote and protect it, and to make sure that everyone within the wine industry prospers, because when they prosper the whole state prospers.

Getting to the point of licensed events, this week is the Sea and Vines Festival in McLaren Vale, and I encourage everyone to get along to it. It is a wonderful occasion and is held each June long weekend. There is a choice of some fairly big functions where there are bands and, of course, seafood and fine wine.

Mr Venning: Do they have security guards?

Mr BIGNELL: They do indeed have security guards, and most of the wineries have welcomed that because it has allowed them to police the big coaches that come in. Sometimes, the behaviour of some of the people on the coaches spoils it for others. Like many things in life, unfortunately we have to put in place rules and regulations for the masses when, unfortunately, the minority spoils it on some occasions. That has happened in recent years but they are only isolated incidents. Most of the wineries welcome the fact that they have to have security guards and a certain number of toilets and, once they reach their limitations, they have to turn away big buses. So, it works fairly smoothly, and they do cooperate with the police and the liquor licensing department.

I wish everyone in McLaren Vale a very happy and prosperous long weekend at the Sea and Vines Festival. I will be at The Producers on Sunday, where the food will be by Tori Morton and David Arbon, and the wines will be Battle of Bosworth. On Monday we will be at the Currant Shed, one of the great restaurants in McLaren Vale. So, we will be doing a little bit of smaller scale stuff and then maybe calling into the Bocce Club and a couple of other wineries around the place on both Sunday and Monday, the two days of the Sea and Vines Festival in McLaren Vale.


At 16:14 the house adjourned until Tuesday 16 June 2009 at 11:00.



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